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- 3. organism that consumes organic substances or other organisms for food
- 4. light-independent reactions of photosynthesis that convert carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into carbohydrates using the energy and reducing power of ATP and NADPH
- 5. molecule that is capable of absorbing certain wavelengths of light and reflecting others (which accounts for its color)
- 7. range of all possible frequencies of radiation
- 9. fluid-filled space surrounding the grana inside a chloroplast where the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis take place
- 12. second stage of photosynthesis, though which carbon dioxide is used to build carbohydrate molecules using energy from ATP and NADPH
- 14. disc-shaped, membrane-bound structure inside a chloroplast where the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis take place; stacks of ________ are called grana
- 15. complex of chlorophyll molecules and other organic molecules that is assembled around a special pair of chlorophyll molecules and a primary electron acceptor; capable of gain of electron(s) by an atom or molecule under going, oxidation and reduction
- 16. distinct quantity or "packet" of light energy
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- 1. first stage of photosynthesis where certain wavelengths of the visible light are absorbed to form two energy-carrying molecules (ATP and NADPH)
- 2. organism capable of producing its own organic compounds from sunlight
- 6. process of converting inorganic CO2 gas into organic compounds
- 8. stack of thylakoids located inside a chloroplast
- 10. group of proteins, chlorophyll, and other pigments that are used in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis to absorb light energy and convert it into chemical energy
- 11. organelle in which photosynthesis takes place
- 13. distance between consecutive points of equal position (two crests or two troughs) of a wave in a graphic representation; inversely proportional to the energy of the radiation